The evolving personal, professional and physical impact on healthcare professionals during three COVID-19 waves: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to huge pressure on not only healthcare systems, but also on healthcare professionals.

Objective

As the pandemic continues, the aim of this study is to evaluate how 10 reactions of healthcare professionals evolved during the first 18 months of COVID-19.

Methods

A repeated cross-sectional study was performed with eight measurement points between April 2020 and September 2021 in Belgium. Participants were asked how frequently (on a scale of 0-10) they experienced positive and negative reactions during normal circumstances and during past week, referred to as before and during COVID-19, respectively. These reactions were stress, fatigue, difficulty sleeping, muscle strain, hypervigilance, leaving profession, headache, doubting kno

SUBMITTER: Seys D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9494326 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature